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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.129.17
Title
Shekel of Tyre
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
96-95 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tyre (Phoenicia)
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/99897

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.22 g
Denomination
shekel

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Berk

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 118

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Townsend-Vermeule Gift
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.129.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Melqart r.
Rev.: Eagle l. with palm branch on shoulder.

Verification Level

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